PUNE: Legendary classical vocalist Pandit Bhimsen Joshi's son from his first wife has challenged his will before a Pune court over two years after his death.

NEW DELHI: A day after convention against communalism, CPM said the group of 14 political parties is likely to get enlarged significantly in the future. "It is not a closed list," CPM weekly People's Democracy said.

KOLKATA: Fearing a possible uprising inside correctional homes and facing a threat by CPI (Maoist) general secretary Muppala Lakshman Rao alias Ganapathi to carry out a strike to free his comrades, the Mamata Banerjee government has resorted to tactics adopted by the British.

 In a long 24 year journey everything changes. For Sachin Tendulkar things have been no different. He started out as a marauding 16 year old who wished to tame every bowler he faced. He wasn't afraid to launch into the legendary Sir Richard Hadlee in 1989 when he faced him in New Zealand. And this had come at the back of his assault on Abdul Qadir in Pakistan in his debut series in 1989.

NEW DELHI: The rise of Virat Kohli is a fascinating tale. From a precocious talent, who climbed through the ranks to become part of Team India in 2008, the Delhi boy has become the most devastating batsman in ODI cricket at the moment. And he is developing into a formidable Test batsman too.

 PARIS: World number one Rafa Nadal broke the stubborn resistance of Poland's Jerzy Janowicz's to win 7-5, 6-4 and reach the last eight of the Paris Masters on Thursday.

Kota . Festival railway passenger trains running regularly to reduce the pressure many holi - day trains to operate , but do not bother, low blood pressure if any . Delhi to Kota number of passengers has increased significantly . Holly operates from a month in addition to the regular Teranon - DE Route was too short . In view of the proposed DRM Archana Joshi, another train sent to the Railway Board .

Kota / Chechat . Rural police's special team quota of vehicles including tractors have busted a gang to steal . Including gang leader arrested four crooks , while one fled . ASP Rajesh Yadav and SP Dr Vikas Pathak said Arya directed by Nitesh Ramganjmandi Vrittadikari Chechat Thanadikari and head constable Ajit Hari Singh Gujjar Modk Thanadikari Jodharam had appointed a team of Moga . View some car thieves were a team.

WASHINGTON: The imbroglio over the tapping of Angela Merkel's phone deepened on Sunday, after a US denial that President Barack Obama was personally informed for years of electronic surveillance against the German chancellor.

BEIJING: Three Chinese anti-graft activists who agitated for officials to disclose their assets go on trial on Monday, in the first case of its kind that underscores the limits of the government's tolerance of challenges to its authority.